13 Colonies

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Types of LaborMuch of the industry included fishingSome people were paid to work for othersThe New England colonies had a lot of seaports and docksIn the New Hampshire and Massachusetts colonies the money was the poundThe Rhode Island colony used wampum shells because money was scarce How They Made Money

The New England Colonies had the least amount of slaves and indentured servantsA lot of people were free in the New England ColoniesThere was a lot of paid labor because of the land abundanceThe New England Colonies did do a lot of slave trade to the Middle and South coloniesNot a lot of work for slaves to do, so they were not as common as in the Southern Colonies Additional FactsThomas HookerFounded ConnecticutBelieved that the Massachusetts Bay colony had governors and officials with too much powerRoger WilliamsFounded Rhode IslandHe is anti-religious in the government John WinthropFounded Massachusetts Led the first large wave of migrants from EnglandJohn MasonFounder of New HampshireHe received a patent from the Council for New England with Sir Ferdinando Gorges. Mason received the southern portion of the colonyMason never stepped foot in New Hampshire

Famous PeopleWhy the Colonies Were Founded -- MassachusettsThe New England Colonies

The soil was bad which wasn't good for farming, therefore the jobs included:Lumbering FishingTradingShip building Whaling

Jobs/ProfessionsReligion played a very large role in the founding of the colonies. The migration from England to Massachusetts was led by a group of people called the Puritans.In about 1629, the Puritans convinced royal officials to grant them a charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company.Many people were attracted to Massachusetts Bay because it offered cheap land and a chance to start businesses. John Winthrop was the leader of this colony and founded it in 1630

Why the Colonies Were Founded -- Rhode Island

Why the Colonies Were Founded -- ConnecticutWhy the Colonies Were Founded-- New HampshireIn May 1636, a Puritan named Thomas Hooker led 100 settlers out of Massachusetts BayThey reached the Connecticut River, and built a town called HartfordHooker left Massachusetts because he believed that the Massachusetts' officials had too much powerHooker and the settlers created a document called the Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutThis document was the first written constitution in North America-- lasted until 1662Williams believed that the Puritan Church had too much powerWilliams thought that the business of church and state should be separatePuritan leaders saw Williams as a dangerous man and ordered him to leave Massachusetts BayHe fled to Narragansett Bay and it later became Rhode Island (Founded in 1636)In Rhode Island, he inputted a lot of his ideas about tolerance

The founder of this colony was John Mason (Founded in 1629)Mason lived in Hampshire County in EnglandThe land in New Hampshire was granted to John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges He sent settlers to create a fishing colonyMason never set foot in New Hampshire

Natural ResourcesRelations with Native Americans - MassachusettsRelations with Native Americans-New HampshireNative American relations were not that violent in New HampshireThe New Hampshire Colony tried to stay close to the Atlantic so that they could keep in consistent contact with EnglandAlthough relations weren't violent, they did interact. The two traded very oftenExample, trading metal for survival skillsEven though relations were peaceful, the English were worried and built defenses for safetyRelations with Native Americans-Rhode IslandRoger Williams kept Native American relations very goodHe respected the Natives and even won over the trust of one of the most powerful native tribes-- the NarragansettThe two were so close that Williams even convinced the tribe to form an alliance and attack the PequotsBut this peace did not last very long and the natives started to smell warThe War

By 1607, there were already about 45,000 settlers and they kept taking Native American landOne of the largest conflicts was in 1675 ---King Philip's War (aka Metacom's Rebellion)Tribes included: Wampanoag, Pequot, Narraganset, Metacom and his people attacked English villages in New England. The natives destroyed 12 English Village and killed about 600 English settlers.The war ended in August 1676, after Metacom was captured and beheaded.

The Puritans believed that the Natives were inferior to them But many believed that the natives could be converted to ChristiansThe natives thought that the Puritans conversion actions were violent and unkindAccepting Christianity usually meant giving up their language and abandoning their homes.

Relations with Native Americans - ConnecticutThe Indian tribe, the Pequots had bad relations with the Connecticut settlersAlthough Connecticut's military played a crucial role in the war, Connecticut didn't suffer a lot during King Philip's WarConnecticut played a large role in the New England Confereration Major Events1629: Royal English officials grant the Puritans a charter to from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

May 1636: Thomas Hooker led around 100 settlers out of Massachusetts Bay to set up a colony in Connecticut.

1635: The General Court orders Roger Williams to leave Massachusetts. He then fled to Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island)

1639: Settlers who left Massachusetts for Connecticut write a plan of government called the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

1675: The King Philip War starts. Wampanoags led by Metacom attacks the English